2012. happy birthday mom. good morning. i'm tony perkins . >> and i'm allison seymour. glad you are watching today to mrs. per kins. tucker barnes joining us now. do you have a birthday wish today? >> not until next tuesday. let's get to the weather forecast. we have chilly temperatures to start your day. >> yup. >> i see you two making faces. 48 at reagan national. 47 at dulles and bwi marhsall. highs in the upper 50s. nice mild day. here's a look at -- satellite radar. nice and quiet in the moment. we got clear skies. partly sunny today. cold front out to the west. and there you go cloud cover will be increasing shortly and might get

a sprinkle or light shower. you will notice the winds are going to pick up later this afternoon out of the west and north and west gusting to 15, 20 maybe 25 miles an hour. there's your forecast for today. and we're going to be mild with highs in the mid to upper 50s as the breezes pick up. more details on the weather in a couple minutes. let's talk to julie wright. >> all these birthdays and neither one of them brought in a slice of cake. ways is a free app. download it and we can chat with each other. big delays on the outer loop trying to get past georgia avenue. the 7 car pile up now clear. unfortunately traffic is slow leaving i 95 westbound all the way over towards 355. and that's with all lanes open. slow traffic

southbound on dc route 295 leaving eastern avenue towards the inbound 11th street bridge. slow and steady. let's pop up our cameras. 395 across the 14th street bridge now checking for accident activity mid span on the bridge. not seeing anything from this camera but headed across the freeway and over the exit for south capitol street. i 95 still astruggle. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. students in newtown, connecticut head back to class today for the first time since friday's school shootings all with the exception of sandy hook elementary. >> another of the young victims will be laid to rest today. nicole collins is live. >> reporter: good morning. the first funerals for sandy hook

victims were extremely emotional and crowded. packed to the brim with people offering their condollances. >> another heart breaking funeral as 6 year old jessica is laid to rest. she loved horses and they promised her one of her own. that dream will never come who attended funeral services monday for jessica's first grade classmates noah and jack are reeling. >> it was the saddest thing i have ever seen. >> investigators have yet to discover a motive for friday's rampage when 20-year-old gunman killed 27 people including his mother. >> we're going to do everything it takes to ensure that we uncover every bit of evidence. as many interviews to paint a clear picture as to how and why

this tragedy occurred. a friend of lanza's mother said she was looking for a way to cope. >> a single mom to try to bond with her son. that's why she did it. >> we've also learned 6 year old james will also be laid to rest today. he was a victim who lived on the same block as two others who were killed. jesse lived on that block and special education teacher ann marie murphy. >> thank you. in the aftermath of the shooting virginia governor has announced a statewide plan will review safety procedures. school leaders will review audits to find ways to improve procedures

and resources. as for maryland governor he told wbl radio school security, mental health reform and gun laws. >> our coverage of the school shooting continues on fox 5 morning news and myfoxdc.com. coming up at 7:30, we will talk more about the ways to cope with grief and feelings of anger. then at 8:00 a look at the gun control debate and 9:00, the issue of youth violence. what makes a child go to extremes and children showing violent tendencies can get the help they need. >> positive signs on avoiding the fiscal cliff. negotiators have been making progress with public attention elsewhere. and president obama and john boehner may be closer on a deal that includes tax hikes. but the

real challenge may be convincing fellow reks that he didn't give too much away. >> never going to get the perfect deal but i'm confident john will get the best deal consistent with our deals. >> after another meeting yesterday, the president made a new offer that includes a tax rate hike on those making more than $400,000 a year. that's up from the $250,000 year level he was seeking but far below the million dollar mark republicans have offered. this morning we are remembering hawaiian senator. the 88-year-old passed away yesterday due to respiratory complications. first japanese american in congress representing hawaii since 1959. his last word was aloha. the traditional hawaiian word for

hello and good-bye. >> new this morning a barricade situation in prince georges county is over. police say it ended peacefully about an hour ago. the suspect was taken to the hospital for evaluation. and police recovered the gun. began late last night in adel phi. >> a home invasion overnight turns violent as the homeowner confronts the suspect. happened in 9100 block of loughran road. police say one of them was armed with a semi automatic weapon. the suspects got out of the home through a window. there is good news for drivers. your ride to work may be a little quicker this morning. >> this after mayor vincent gray ordered increased speed

limits which should take affect immediately. melanie is lve in northwest dc with the details. >> reporter: good morning. this is all tied into the city's speed camera program. as we know there's a huge public outcry which has generated $85 million last year. and right here on new york avenue westbound, the cameras just a little ways behind me brought in $5.4 million in revenue. not clear if the higher speed limit will reduce those speeding signs but it's part of mayor gray's comprehensive review. let's take a look at the speed changes as of 12:01 this morning. new york avenue eastbound to the maryland line is going up to 45. westbound it is going from 35 to

40. then on bladensburg road it's going from 25 to 30. north capitol street from michigan avenue to harol road. and canal road from chain bridge to foxhall. four cities with speed camera programs is to make sure the speed limits are appropriate for the roadways. ddots reassessment shows the changes can be made without compromising safety. in november the mayor also as part of this review increased the speed limit on benning road and parts of 295. that was the most ticketed roadway bringing in $23 million. bumped up the speed limit there. but he did this just like he did today with an executive order and that has ruffled feathers. and coming up we're going to talk more about that.

>> all right. >> thanks, mel. >> it is now 7:09. a news crew kidnapped in syria held captive for five days. there are new developments and we have the very latest next. >> plus, we haven't seen this young man in a while. he is john wall. he hits the jim wall. gym. >> as we head to the break, a live look outside. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next. it's 7:10. 7:10.

checking world headlines now, nbc says chief foreign corespondent has been released safely after being held captive for five days. no word on who the kidnappers are. richard angle and his team were reporting on the civil war when they were abducted last wednesday. they were freed yesterday. they are now out of the country. >> also from the middle east, the president of iraq in the hospital today. as doctor say he had a stroke. his medical team is trying to stabilize but not decided if he should be flown to another country for treatment. >> clean up continues on the island of fiji after a cyclone blew through ripping roofs off of homes. winds reached more than 160 miles per hour. no deaths were reported. but 35,000 people were evacuated to

emergency shelters. >> that's a big storm. 160. that's category 5. >> yeah, it is. >> like katrina. >> katrina was a 3 but it was 5 for a time. >> dangerous weather. around here we're dealing with what? lingering fog? >> lingering fog. we have a lot going on. winds, sunshine, mild temperatures. maybe some showers. >> would wind blow the fog out? >> yes, it will. and the fact the winds are picking up is mixing the atmosphere. could be a coastal flood advisory. and the real driver of that is the phase of the moon. we have a coastal flood advisory. 48 right now in washington. check out your colder air. well to the north and west. international falls. guess what? they are going to have their

first real big winter storm of the season across the central plains over the next couple days. f you are traveling wednesday/thursday time frame in iowa kansas and out towards colorado, 6 to 10 inches of snow. >> wow. so they'll have a white christmas. >> yeah. mix of clouds and sun to start your day. and a few sprinkles out to the west. that cold front will bring the deck of clouds. the winds are going to pick up and our temperatures will start to tumble later this afternoon. there's the big picture with the rest of the country. fairly quiet. we are going to watch that storm take shape across the rocky mountain states and push the end of the week. i'll have more on that over the next couple days. there's your 7 day forecast. 58 today. could be a sprinkle. tomorrow looks gormg us gorgeous.

check out your daytime highs friday, saturday, sunday and christmas eve only in the low 40s. so going to feel like winter just in time for christmas. >> okay. >> it's good allison. >> yes, it is. >> i've enjoyed the warmer temperatures. >> all right. let's take a look at what's happening with the traffic conditions.. >> smiles across the board there. >> it's a good thing. >> it's going to be cold. smile. >> cold is 30. >> 43. you know me, anything below 70 is freezing. all right, guys, big time water main break. columbia pike shut down income further notice. these are on going repairs. northbound 395 still tied up leaving the beltway up past seminary road.

the outer loop. headed around towards 3 55. let's continue with the cameras and show you what's happening out here. this community coming across the bridge. they zoomed it in so we could see what we thought it was an accident. definitely a slow go headed from the pentagon into southeast. still find delays for those traveling northbound leaving 630 court house road up towards woodbridge and with the delay north of route 1. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> a little guitar. >> time for this morning's sports breakfast. >> i like having music. >> redskins have been fired up for the last five weeks. >> sure have. >> amazing turn around. 3 and 6 to 8 and 6. who saw that coming? i don't think any of us did. and the win on sunday i don't

think we could have imagined that scenario either. it's really played out quite well for the draft class of 2012. to see your 4th round draft pick come in. just got to keep winning in order to get there. he was a cool customer on sunday. and threw for over 300 yards. second most passing yards for a red skin quarterback period. and second most in the history of the redskins. pretty heavy stuff for what he did on sunday leading to a road win. a win anywhere in the nfl is tough. so again the concern is is robert ready. do you let him go one more week? >> we're going to play robert when he's 100%. when that ligament is fine and the doctors feel there's no chance for injury that he can go out there

and perform at the level in a game situation without injury we're going to go with our starter. >> again, sounds like a doctor's decision and we'll figure it out. doctors let john wall get on the practice court for the wizards. popping jumpers here at the verizon center. we were told in the preseason it was going to be a one month knee injury. very nonspecific about the full nature of the left knee injury and kind of like a stressed out knee if you will. we caught up with john yesterday who addressed his situation and when or if he will be in fact back. >> i'm not thinking like that. the time i've been taking off and the shots i've got is helping me get healthy. don't want to miss the whole season

but i'm not trying to think that far ahead. >> we're not trying to think like that either but when you hear players speak like that it leads you to believe randy whitman was asked about it and where are you guys going with this? we're all trying to figure it out. there's no specific timetable set on a return. then what is it? what's the issue? what could possibly mean the whole year? >> could any of the thinking be -- >> 3 and 18? >> what's the point of him going in? >> yeah. i guess a situation where you are not trying to surgically repair this thing. so maybe if it is just time, maybe you do take the year off and look this as a lost year. you hate to see a guy that young miss a whole year with basically tend onitis. >> thank you, dr. ross.

>> get him vitamins. he'll be back out there in a week. you are wondering why he's not out there if it is a stressed out knee. >> we'll see. thank you, dave. the famous crystal ball that drops in time square, looks different this year. >> i want to get through christmas first. we'll look at what's new coming up. >> and why not give the gift of a brighter future this holiday season. how you can help the dc central kitchen do just that. we'll check in with holly morris when we come back. 7:22.

back now with the search for a man who sexually assaulted a teenager inside her home. this happened yesterday afternoon in woodbridge. showing you a sketch of the suspect. the

victim says this man knocked on the door and claimed to work for a cable company. once inside he pulled out what appeared to be a knife and sexually assaulted the teenager. >> police are trying to track down the thieves who have stolen two of the police cruisers in less than a week. the first was taken thursday and friday and later found in maryland. a shotgun and computer were missing. the second was stolen friday. that one turned up in dc. >> the dc council will hold final votes today on pending legislation. it is the last meeting before the new year. earlier this month , council members approved dozens of bills and lowering traffic camera fines. stricter drug laws and a new surcharge on water bills. still ahead, we are a nation in mourning as the victims in newtown are laid to rest. how to deal with the grief of such tragedy. >> as we head to the break, a

live look outside. a pretty picture. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next. right now 7:26. ,

back now on fox 5 morning news. makes you happier to see those two. we are highlighting more ornaments on our fox 5 christmas tree. these were sent by gladys from land over maryland. we will be donating the tree and all the ornaments this friday morning to the group our military kids that helps children with deployed parents or parents severely injured. >> a nice collection of cute ornaments this year. two weeks from tonight we'll be watching the ball drop in times square. that ball is going to look different. there are 288 new crystal panels on the ball. they have dubs on them for this year's them; let there be peace. some will be read during a live web cast and others will be posted on the internet. >> shouldn't that be the message

every year. >> peace. >> yes, it basically is. >> can be happiness and joy in other years. all in the same vain. >> let's get to the weather maps. and tony, i notice some of our ornaments look edible. >> i think that's the second edible ornament. they look edible. i tried to eat the ginger bread house. couple mild days in store. mid to upper 50s up ahead of this front moving in. tomorrow back in the low to mid 50s. a couple more nice days before the cool down for the end of the week. 48 in washington. 50 in quanaco. very impressive for early morning hours. 51 in annapolis. a little cooler north and west. dense fog

advisory up here for washington county. far western maryland until 9:00 a.m. as visibilities still continue to be a quarter mile or less. want to show you the winds, not a factor at the moment. these winds are going to pick up later this morning and during the afternoon hours. be ready for winds gusting 15 and 20 or 25 miles an hour as the cooler air starts to work in. you can see waking up with a mix of clouds and sunshine. today will be a much brighter day than yesterday. during the day morning and early afternoon, clouds move in and you could encounter a shower or a sprinkle. behind the front the winds are going to pick up and clear out here by mid to late afternoon. and start to cool things down. one more mild day and start to cool it down tonight. 58 today. that is 10 degrees above normal. shower possible with a front and all of us will get the breezes.

winds out of the west 5 to 15. and cold front, winds lighten up. clear skies. much cooler overnight. tomorrow one more real warm day. temperatures in the low to mid 50s by thursday. more in the way of cloud cover. showers late. linger into friday and notice the cool down. daytime highs around here by friday, saturday, sunday, monday low to mid 40s. much colder air on the way for the end of the week. let's get a look at traffic. unfortunately, they are not running quickly. again, this morning, a free app on your mobile phone. charlie thank you for the heads up on 295. gridlocked traffic all the way in towards the inbound 11th street bridge. that's due to heavy volume. we heard from itch i go. i didn't make up

that name. typical slow down on the westbound side. 395 remains well below the speed. show you what else is happening out here. we are dealing with a water main break. this is going to tie up our commute. it's blocked off at south over at south gerj mason because of the repairs underway. top stretch of the beltway. 34 minute commute from college park. southbound 95 headed out towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 to time traffic. >> thank you so much julie. since friday's shooting in newtown, connecticut, people have expressed shock and outrage as many of the victim are laid to rest. to help us get a better sense of what we're going through how to cope with these

emotions, michelle palmer joins us this morning. good morning. thanks for coming in today. >> my pleasure. >> we are all feeling this pain. i don't know whether it's because of the ages of the kids. whether we feel drained in our own lives we connect with this. it feels different. feels like we are all together. do you have an insight, some reason into why we would connect so much with the families we have probably never met? >> i think there's probably lots of reasons for that. one is certainly the age of the victims in this tragedy. so many of us relate to how vulnerable little kids are. we ourselves feel vulnerable. when we see small children are victims of these tragedies, it resonates with us.

we are reeling from other tragedies. the mall shooting, the super storm. we are all feeling vulnerable. we were feeling vulnerable anyway. so this complicates that and the fact that it's the holiday season. all of those things come together and really hit home for so-so many of us. >> it is impossible to think about losing a child. i'll remain local and talk about what we can do to get through this and also suspect a lot of that is you do feel helpless because it's a community that is not here that is states away and you feel like you can't do anything in your help list. so we sit and we watch the news and the information that's coming in. so is there a way for us to grieve from a distance, go through our emotions in a healthy way and try to carry on?

>> absolutely. that's different depending how old we are. i'm going to talk about little kids first. for little kids, they are not miniature adults running around the world. their brain is different so how they understand information and how they regulate their emotions are different than adults. so when you're talking to kids, talk in terms of feelings that they understand. mad, sad. give them permission to feel all of those feelings even relief that it wasn't their school or their friends. give them outlets to express that emotion. no matter how old we are that those feelings are big. and we need ways to express them that are healthy that don't do any harm to anyone around us or ourselves.

so think about things such as for little kids maybe ask a question i wonder how you feel about this. i wonder if you are going to make a card for the mommies and the daddies in connecticut, what you might say. it helps kids sort of get that out. we don't want that stuck inside. we want to be able to get it out. for adults and teenagers, teenagers are themselves. they want to be with their friends. that is the most important thing. and that is okay. as parents allow that . don't feel rejected if your teenager wants to go and hang with their friends. are you talking about these things with your friends? we want to make sure this is constructive. there's a lot of anger out there. >> right. >> and that's normal. there's a lot to be angry about. we want to make sure we're

expressing that anger in ways that don't hurt ourselves or others. >> there's lots of great information through your organization. some of the common reactions to a death and loved one. there are things to look out for and how to cope with it. you talk about the task of morning. let me ask you here in our area we see gun violence all the time. not like this necessarily but add the numbers up. the kids sadly die. perhaps there's somebody at home watching and triggers some emotion if they've lost a child in this violent way, what would your advice to them be? >> recognize that you are not crazy. it is perfectly normal to have this experience that happened in sandy hook resonate with you. if you've lost somebody to gun is likely going to trigger a lot of the emotions that you experience at the time of the

loss. recognize that is very normal and talk about it. again, we want to make sure we're expressing those feelings. talk to your pastor, talk to your friends, talk to your family. talk to a grief counselor. >> talk. don't let it sit there. i'm hearing that with all the age groups and no matter what your circumstance. all right. executive director thank you so much. >> thank you. >> tony, over to you. >> thank you both. it is 7:40 now. coming up. the mayor of one new jersey town came up with a unique and smelly strategy gee. we'll explain. here's another message from a service member overseas. >> hello, this is petty officer in korea. wanted to give a special holiday shout out to my father and my mother in springfield virginia. merry christmas and i'll see you guys

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welcome back. it's 7:43 now. two weeks after inheriting the title of world's oldest person, a 115-year-old woman died yesterday. she was known as being active her whole life and even cleaned houses until she was 90. lived on her own until she was 110 years old. the folks at world records says a japanese man is the oldest person. he's 15 days younger man manfredini. >> tourists are flocking to a museum in mexico. a replica of the clinging.

the original carving dates back to the 7th century but the maya ns were not suggesting the world would end friday, just their calendar. it starts all over again on saturday. >> how come that hasn't been widely reported? >> cause it's not as glamorous as world ends. >> if you've been worried about it, the fact they built a new museum to contain this would indicate. >> the oldest women is 115. we just reported on her. >> yes. as is the new oldest person. >> that's amazing. >> yeah, it is. >> wow. >> 100 years ago people didn't live to be 115. >> 100 years old is more and more common. >> incredible. let's do your forecast. decent day. a lot more sunshine than yesterday. it is going to

turn breezy this morning. i'll show you why. more sunshine and temperature s in the mid to upper 50s, really nice day for us. 48 in washington. check out 30s to the north and west. 31 in chicago. that cooler air on the way which will be moving through shortly. mix of clouds and sun. the cold front come s through later this morning early this afternoon and bring us a deck of clouds and shower or sprinkle and behind it , the winds are going to pick up. tonight we're going to clear out. there's your forecast for tomorrow. bright sunshine, high pressure and temperatures back into the low to mid a50s. before we slide downward for the winter -- for the weekend. it's back. i wanted to point out friday, saturday, sunday monday. only in the low to mid 40s. wintertime around here. just in

time for christmas. >> thanks, tuck. >> let's go to julie. latest on our on time traffic. >> all right, you guys. very busy out here on the roads. a lot happening. i know melanie has been talking about the change for our traffic speeds. traveling outbound new york avenue speed limit was 40 and bumped up to 45. coming inbound, 40 miles an hour. here we are headed inbound this morning making way out towards the third street tunnel. this is eastbound 66 heavy and slow trying to get past fair oaks to 123. traffic remains below speed. from springfield out towards gallos road. big delays traveling from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. 118 near 355 on the brakes the entire trip. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you, julie.

it appears the mayor of new jersey has solved christmas tree capers. a few years ago someone started stealing evergreen trees from the park. he had them sprayed with a chemical that admits an obnoxious smell. the town hasn't had any missing trees sing putting this plan into action. >> i'd say. >> want to mention a few months old when we reported on the oldest living woman sounded like i said she was 150. testifies 115. >> i thought it was just me. >> apparently others thought. coming up . using food as a tool to change lives. >> that's the mission inside a one special dc kitchen. holly, good morning. >> reporter: you are right. this isn't just any kitchen. it's the country's first community kitchen. we are live

at dc central kitchen. 20 plus years they've been making a difference to provide opportunity for those in need as well. coming up, what's new how many years later. and how you can still help the mission. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. y

for more than 20 years one local organization has used job training, healthy food distribution and small business partnerships to change lives. and as their work continues, we're learning about what we can do to help. holly morris has more from the dc central kitchen in northwest. >> reporter: good morning. it's one of those things where we've been to dc central kitchen a million times. they do wonderful work and make a difference. in order for them to do that work, they need continual help. during this

season of giving when you are thinking how can i help? dc central kitchen would like you to think of them. michael is the ceo and he joins me. >> good morning. good to see you. >> good to be here. give us a status how dc central kitchen is doing. >> it will be be 24 years in january. big one. we continue to grow. we're doing about 5,000 meals every single day out of this kitchen. but some of the really interesting stuff we're getting into now is social enterprise businesses employing the men and women we graduate from our culinary job program. a lot of work in the dc schools. breakfast lunch and dinner. almost another 5,000 everyday. and we've started a program delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to corner stores.. >> why is there a need to do

more? just to expand the mission or is the need greater as well? >> the need is greater and we're able to see the impact of getting fresh healthy food to a wider number of people. >> so part of it is about better understanding how you can help more efficiently? >> absolutely. what we're trying to do is increase access points for helping affordable food. when we expand for the schools, we notice yes, the kids are getting great food when they are at school but don't have the opportunity to get that kind of food at home. wanted to figure out a way to bring the local food we're serving in schools to the neighborhoods and help people enjoy that same food everyday. >> how hard is it to continually get money? i would think there's a lot of people that go they don't need us because so many people

already support them. >> there's a lot of that. as we do more , it becomes harder to do more. but we certainly are not expanding for the sake of expanding. we're doing more because the need is there and the opportunity is there. that's what we want to capitolize on. things that present themselves in our community. we don't want to miss those opportunities to bring healthy and nutritious options. do you find the people you are servicing are grateful? >> absolutely. the beautiful thing particularly about what we're doing is these are programs that people said they just won't work. kids won't eat this kind of food. if you don't serve it to them, you are going to be right. and people aren't going to buy fresh fruit and vegetables in corner stores. we

have seen time and time again if you present these options people enjoy them and want more. if you give people good choices, they'll make good choices. what is the best way for someone watching to support what you all are doing? >> go to our web site dccentralkitchen.org. ways you can invest. this is not a charity or a donation. although, there's a certain level to that. this is an investment in the community and future our health prosperity and education, economic viment. you can do that and come down and volunteer with us. we love people to see what we do. investing in our mission is a huge help. thank you for the huge difference. >> we're blessed to be able to do it. >> myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link it you want to

find out. coming up in our next hour, it's special. the founder of dc central kitchen is going to be with us. he's leaving dc. because essex panning to the west coast. we're going to talk about that in our 8:00 hour. back to you. >> thank you. >> speaking of food and ingredients, could you lose weight and feel better if you drop one thing from your diet? we'll look at what that is next hour. >> also straight ahead, the debate over gun control. will congress take out the controversial issue and if so, how important will it be on long to do list. we're going to take a closer look. time is 7:57. we'll be right back . [ singing christmas carols in background ]

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this is fox 5 morning news. >> back now at 8:00 and looking for answers. as newtown, connecticut lays more children to rest today, investigators are faced with challenges as they try to get some sense of what led to the shooting. >> in the meantime, the debate

over gun control reform is back in the spotlight after the shooting. but one powerful voice in the issue has remained silent. where is the nra and likely is it congress will take action? >> also ahead this morning, may be thinking ahead for ways to shed those post holiday pounds. so is cutting out wheat the way to go? we're talking with the fox medical team about that. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. big show today. hope you stick around for the entire thing. when you don't eat wheat you feel better. >> it's hard to do that. >> we'll talk to dr. mike about that. >> good morning, tucker. >> good morning. lots happening in the weather department. yesterday dense fog and overnight the winds have picked up just a little bit. most of the fog out of here. sunshine, maybe a shower. a lot of wind today. we have a lot going on.

>> yes, we do. >> let's get to it. 50 right now at reagan national. 46 dulles. 47 bwi marhsall. cold front out to our west. it's approaching here with cloud cover and a couple light sprinkles. as that front moves through later this morning, possible we could get light showers or sprinkles and behind the front gradual clearing along with pretty gusting winds. winds are going to gust 15/20, 25 miles per hour. enjoy the warm temperatures. cooler air on the way. sprinkle this morning. and by 5:00 p.m. 50 degrees with breezy condition. much brighter than yesterday. all right. >> thank you, tucker. >> let's head over to julie with a look at on time traffic. >> sorry, tucker. i didn't mean

to drop my remote. slid off my pizza tray right here. checking in this morning, it is a free app on your mobile phone. very much a slow commute headed out towards piney branch. thank you sammy for checking in with the heavy volume. it's also a slow ride for folks into northeast. heavy volume delays. 295 over to 6 95. heavy volume delays. thanks for checking in with that. delays on the top stretch of the beltway headed to 355 where the second accident has happened. you'll find that activity over to the shoulder. we'll show you what else is over here. this is a thick fog lingering southbound along 270 very much a slow ride and backed up. delays on the outer loop leaving 95 headed to georgia

bound below speed here trying to get through the traffic lights out toward the exit to the 3rd street tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you, julie. >> a barricade situation is now over. police say it ended peacefully around 6:00 a.m. the man was taken to the hospital for evaluation and police have recovered the weapon he had inside the apartment. situation began last night when u.s. marshals tried to serve a warrant. students in newtown, connecticut head back to class today for the first time since friday's horrific school shooting. >> sandy hook elementary will remain closed for the criminal investigation. and sadly more funerals today. 6 year old jessica rekos and james will be laid to rest.

james was an avid swimmer. yesterday two of their classmates were laid to rest. 6 year old jack pinto and noah pozner. one funeral a day for the rest of the week. police haven't found a motive for the shooting rampage. >> the national rifle association has been silent. facebook page has disappeared. not sent a miss message on twitter. during past crises, they have defended the rights of gun owners. gun control laws and the push for reform are hot button issues. some do not take eager to take up legislation for change. joining us is jonathan strong who covers house leadership. good morning. thanks for coming in . >> good morning. >> let's start with those on the hill who have stepped out

and said all right it is time to consider change. among those there's somewhat had a ratings. >> right. this tragedy was kind of so horrific. i think you are seeing quite a bit of movement from some of the people that traditionally would be opposed to any new regulations in the past ten years. people are looking at this issue closely. at the same time, there's very significant hurdles for congressional action including the republican control house john boehner and his colleagues are going to be opposed to this. and in the senate majority leader is a strong ally of nra. >> so the president in his statement so far seems to be indicating that he's ready to talk about this and get some movement on the gun control issue. will he have much influence over a republican

house? >> there's a couple different ways he can have influence. when he talks to the public, he can mobilize public opinion in a way at some point republican house can no longer oppose him. i doubt that's going to happen here. what i expect informed analysis prediction going forward is he'll end up making changes administratively. he has powers as president he can change the regulations. and he can go around congress that way. >> what about in the senate? mark warner come out saying it's time we do something. senator mansion from west virginia speaking out. what are the chances of this being taken up in the senate? >> could happen. they had a vote about a year ago where 58 senators voted to extend concealed carry law. you are showing there a very broad base of support for gun rights. the public opinion polls prior to

newtown show the public generally supports pretty vigorous gun rights in a broad sense. so maybe they will. but you've got the top democrat who is a top nra ally. >> is part of it that right now this is fresh? it's horrific? it's little children? but as news cycles go, we're about to have the holidays. people will remember these kids but for the politicians on the hill, they are going to theoretically get a break. but this will die down. i'm sorry to say that but it likely will. the farther away, is it likely people will fall back into their old positions, i'm talking particularly the politicians on the hill. >> each tragedy tends to have that kind of cycle where at the very beginning everyone is talking about it all the time. it's a huge issue and has a

half-life where that attention tend to deteriorate. some have a more lasting impact. like for instance, september 11th had a very lasting impact on how we look at terrorism and other disasters have had less of an impact. >> in some polls before newtown, many people support generally speaking gun rights. if the polls indicate this has turned the american people and those polls remain consistent would that have an impact on congress? >> oh, sure. these guys didn't get elected by ignoring all the polls. they are paying attention to public opinion. >> i want to turn your attention to the fiscal cliff. there does look like there has been some movement as attention has been moved away. more likely we might get a deal? >> yeah. there's been a lot of

movement and president obama issued a counter offer yesterday. there's a big test happening in just an hour or so. john boehner is going to beat with the republican conference and for the first time since the news came out that he has put a tax rate increase on the table. if they revolt and protest and tell them that's unacceptable, the talks could bog down and fall apart. if they say we did the best we can, we can see a deal coming together. >> we'll know soon. thanks for coming in . good to talk to you. >> thank you. >> allison, back to you. >> 8:10 on this tuesday morning and watch your speed in parts of the district. you might be going too slowly. four roadways increased speed. redskins alexander talks about his run these past few

weeks. dave ross has another serving of sports breakfast after the break. 

back now with an alert for drivers in the district. speed limits are set to go up today on several roadways. dc mayor ordered the increases a few weeks ago and insists higher speed limits will not impact safety in those areas. the changes include higher limits on new york avenue in both directions. all bladensburg road. north capitol street and harewood read. automatic speed cameras and determined some increases could be made. >> good. there have been parts of dc where the speed limits are unrealistically low. very good. let's go to tucker barnes now. he's got not just the weather. >> but the cuteness factor of the day. >> you got it.

i want to bring in a special guest. we have a special guest everybody. >> this is my first 5 ever. so i'm really excited. >> special opportunity. this is why i brought you in. >> i wonder if he had that five weeks ago. >> showing his redskins pride. his mom says he's been a fan since watching his first game at 1 day old when they won the big game against the cowboys on thanksgiving. >> this young man's entire life they've been a winning team. >> that's amazing. >> maybe he's a good luck charm. >> keep him watching. >> what a sweet one he is. >> thanks, tuck. >> didn't know they made redskins clothes that small.

>> looks like he was established in 1932. >> you know what's even better? >> he's wearing a cowboys diaper. >> he very well may be wearing one. i think we're on to something. >> love the picture. and keep rooting for those redskins. let's get to the temperatures. 50 in washington. colder air off to the north and west. 41 in cincinnati. 15 degrees international falls. cooler air cold front out to our west. that's the cloud cover and light shower activity in west maryland. period of cloudiness today and could kick off a light

shower or sprinkle during the late morning and early afternoon. the winds are going to pick up. winds are going to pick up behind that front and should get partial sunshine with temperatures at least in the 50s later today. and then cool it down tonight. here's a look at your 7 day forecast. 58 today and want to emphasize going to become breezy this afternoon. tomorrow looks beautiful. 54 with sunshine. rain showers thursday into early friday and colder temperatures for next weekend low 40s around here for christmas eve. only about 40 degrees for the daytime high. that's weather, let's do traffic. and julie wright with a cowboy diaper all the time. >> no, no, no. >> you deserved it julie. >> now we know why tucker gets the forecast wrong because his focus is elsewhere.

santa is watching every single day. water main break tying up columbia pike. i can't believe dave ross let him do that to me. >> what did i do? >> just because you are off camera doesn't mean you don't have a voice. still dealing with the water main break here. that's going to be with us for a while. beltway to the inbound 14th street bridge. route 1 to 355 with accident number 2 moved over. maple avenue for the crash. this one involved in an overturn vehicle. you are slowing to 16 miles an hour headed over towards 395. and southbound oken he will worth avenue headed into northeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. time for this morning's sports breakfast. another serving. >> i have questions for you, sir. >> i know how we feel about

rgiii and i know how we feel about kirk cousins. we'll get to that in a moment. but what do you think about the prognosis of playing him on sunday as a show case piece if you will for next year and beyond? >> you know, i haven't liked the thought of that. however, i understand what you've described. it makes sense. >> i posed that on social media and twitter. what's the bigger issue? keeping kirk cousins as a back up as a life insurance policy, if you will. or getting more help for rgiii for ten years? and people are split right down the middle. a lot of people say you have to keep him and trade him if you can get something in the off season. this is what happens in the nfl in one week. when you see a quarterback that can actually play. 329 yards

more than any red sins rookie. and the most by any quarterback in 2010. he looks cool and calm. when you think about teams that take first round pick, nfl resume now. people can't get a number one. absolutely if he played on sunday and played well. you could have the discussions in the off season. just takes one gm out of 32 teams. here's lorenzo whether or not he was surprised by the play of kirk. >> no. last week i told you i was confident in kirk. based on how well he studies and what he's done in the past. a lot of guys can play. all they need is the opportunity and when he got picked, he started slow but finished strong. everybody around him helped him making the

plays they needed continuing to run the ball well and that's what you have to have if you want your rookie quarterback to win. >> you heard it there. guys in the league can play and kirk has made the most of his. it's not roderick. we all know that. we have another capable guy, all is not lost if our main guy can't go. >> because of the style of play with rgiii, you need another really good guy there. >> i tend to agree with that. i can see both sides of that argument. a guy who can also play is john wall. and he sadly has not been healthy. it's rarity we get to see. left knee issue. he has not played this year. they are 3 and 18. they need him. they don't have him. and i guess the question mark is

we don't know when he'll be back if at all. there's another debate going on ought there. whether or not you shut him down for the year and try to force him back. we'll find out. you hate to call it a lost season in december. if he doesn't come back, i don't know how much hope there is for the wizards for this year. >> all right. we wish him the best in health. >> and more rgiii next hour from the head coach on whether or not he thinks he'll play. >> thank you, dave ross. coming up in the wake of the newtown shooting some parents are rethinking their children's safety. one new option, something called a backpack shield. >> with one week to go until christmas, may be wrapping up all the details on your meal plan, so is the dc central kitchen, and they are doing it all while feeding 5,000 people on a normal day. check in with holly later this hour.

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didn't follow protocol and did not go to the front office when she was buzzed in. a female administrator confronted her and police say the woman pulled out a knife and stabbed her in the hand. the school was put on lock down. no students were injured in this. >> the newtown shooting has some parents in texas rethinking children's safety. one is the backpack shield. it's a bulletproof insert for a backpack. it works best when the child gets low. the training on how to use the backpack shield could be traumatic for young children. >> it's 8:26 now. spreading holiday cheer. customers leave a 400% tip. find out why. if you are looking to lose weight, some people say cutting wheat might do the trick.

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for around $149 per month or get $500 holiday bonus cash. your favorite present this holiday season may come at the pump. gas prices have reached a yearly low. the national average is $3.25. that's for a gallon of regular. in dc, it's $3.27. and $3.27. busiest christmas travel season in 6 years. wonder if that's coincidence. >> a waitress at a northern virginia restaurant got an early christmas present while on the job. she got a $903 tip on a $208 bill. that's more than 400%. a group from tipbombers.com captured it on video. they want to remain anonymous. a student working on

her college degree was the recipient of this kindness. >> you don't see that in restaurants. someone who has worked here a long time. they are a college student. i'm sure that will help with something somewhere down the line. >> the tip bombers group scooted out the door but later she did talk to them on the phone to thank them. >> that's the best. random act of kind ness like that. >> tucker barnes with the latest. >> more sunshine today. brighter day. period of cloudiness. a little bit of everything going on. mild temperatures, winds. earlier we had fog. a few more mild days. enjoy today and tomorrow . big changes by the end of the week. going to feel like december around here by friday and into

the weekend. currently feels like november with temperatures on the mild side. 50 in washington. 52 in annapolis. check out fredericksburg, 54 . let me add one more time, we've had dense fog early this morning and dense fog advisory issued out there. want to show you the winds. not a factor for the moment. they are going to pick up today and it will be a blustery afternoon. 15, 20, 25 mile per hour wind gusts as the front breezes on by. mix of clouds and sun to start your day. could be a sprinkle or light shower. this is the actual cold front coming through. and behind the front we should gradually clear out and our winds are going to pick up. cooler air on the way for tonight. lots of changes here. up ahead of the front, temperatures should top out in

the mid to upper 50s around here for one nice mild day. there's your accu weather 7 day. windy behind the front with temperatures falling off late this afternoon and tonight. tomorrow looks fantastic. 54 degrees and 7 day, thursday, friday. that will bring us rain and much colder air behind the front saturday, sunday and monday. highs only in the low to mid 40s around here with lower night lows. going to feel like christmas just in time for christmas. that's weather, allison, back to you. >> thank you so much, tucker. can eliminating one ingredient help you shed unwanted pounds? plus the supplement that may give babies a behavioral boost. fox medical team dr. mike joins us now. >> hello there, allison. i brought my agent with me. >> he's been hard at work i

see. let's start with wheat. wheat is like everywhere right? but some people say they feel better and lose belly fat by taking it out of the diet. >> well, there's a growing trend, allison of experts who say look, the wheat that we eat is is toxic and causing and helping to cause the obesity epidemic. what are we talking about? we're talking about fat. this is a pound of fat but not just any fat. it's fat in your belly and the reason that is particularly dangerous fat is because if you have a big belly you have an increased risk of diabetes, stroke, heart attack and dying young. there's some experts that think it's the wheat that we're eating. they call it frankenwheat that's

causing this problem. >> what is it in that wheat? >> well, it's not universally agreed upon. but some people think it's a protein called gleadin. felt to be in higher concentrations now. we have these super charged plants that are producing tremendous amounts of wheat and good because a lot of people now aren't starving. the problem is it's thought to stimulate parts of the brain in almost like an addictive kind of drug and it makes you eat more wheat. and that's the theory that you eat more carbs and you gain more weight. >> all this food engineering. let's move on to the supplement that may help with babies and

improving their behavioral -- not issues but behavior. >> right. this was a study showing that in premature babies for the first 6 months if they were given a little bit of extra iron, they fewer behavioral problems in pre-school. no impact on their iq but it did have an impact on their behavior. i have a 4 year old and 1 year old at home. and both of them were premature and they did receive iron. in their cases i'm not sure if worked. they get rambunctios at times. i'm kidding. they are great kids. a little bit of iron may be beneficial. researchers don't know why this is yet but definitely a correlation and it's something that you really need to think about. ask your

doctors if your child is premature. >> they are smart and saying how can we do it? thank you so much. great advice. we'll see you next time. >> love ya guys. >> love you back. >> thank you, bill. 8:37 now. we are sharing many of your ornaments for your fox 5 christmas tree. >> happy holidays ornament was sent from maryland. what a beautiful ornament. you know why we show these on tv? there's a record of it so we can't steal them and take them home. dedicated this to her family and friends. supports adults with development disabilities. we thank you miss stevens. coming up, a pre-school group that's made ornaments for the tree will join us for a special donation. and a message from our service

member overseas. >> hi, i'm based out of hawaii. i'd like to say happy holidays to my mom and my father in district heights. i love you guys. 

all right. now, here's the deal. just little pieces and you don't tell mommy about the movie. i don't tell her about the cake. >> you are watching clips from a new movie called parental guidance. it opens nationwide christmas day. but you can get in on the fun by going to myfoxdc.com and entering for a chance to win four tickets to this movie. >> today two winners will be chosen by random drawing. each receive four tickets mondays through thursdays starting december 31st. 18 or older to enter. complete rules on our web site at myfoxdc.com.

>> a california judge sentenced the hollywood hacker to 10 years in prison. james oterro is accused of hacking. many private pictures ended up online because of the hacker. it's 8:42 right now. tuesday morning. a group of pre-schoolers helping us decorate the fox 5 christmas tree. we are checking in with them live and adding their special ornament. >> let's check back in with holly. >> reporter: we're live at dc central kitchen. and it's a busy time here. they are doing their daily routine but need extra help during the holidays and check in with robert. that man right there. he's the one that founded dc central kitchen

24 years ago and now he's moving on to expand the mission of the west coast. we're going to talk about that. stay with us. [ woman ] ring. ring. prprogresso.

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welcome back. thanks to many of you our fox 5 tree is shining brightly. each day new ornaments arrive from cities and towns across the washington region. a decorated tree for several year ands this season special youngsters wanted to spread their holiday cheer with fox 5 and our viewers. joining us this morning is elizabeth egan. she is the executive direct lure at child development center. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having us here. >> for those not familiar with the child development center, tell us about your group and what you do. >> certainly. the main street child development center is a private non-profit located in the city of fairfax. we provide a high quality national leah credited program for 72

pre-schoolers age 2 through 5 and 20 school aged children from limited income working families. the children experience an inclusive riching nurturing environment and provide services for the parents. esl. parent education. community resources and computer literacy. >> this is something going on for a long time correct? yes. we're getting ready to celebrate our 40th anniversary providing subsidized child care. >> that's great. the care is subsidized. times are tough now and as you approach 40th an versy, there is great need. >> there is. this time of year we are looking for scholarship donations to help keep our kiddies in the program. if you are interested in donating, you can go to our web site which is the main street cdc.org.

>> all right. tell me about the ornaments you have. >> the children from the rainbow class made this ornament. each child is featured on it with their name. we're a very diverse population. we try to represent the different cultures. we have a little bell and we put our logo and our information at the bottom. >> i will let you hang that. >> and before we get to yours, we have a camera out at the development. there they are. go morning. happy holidays. they are adorable. they are adorable. let's see their faces. there you go. absolutely beautiful children. they are seeing themselves right now.

tell me about this wreath. >> the kids got a little excited and thought an ornament should be a wreath. this is probably too big for the tree. thought tony could put it on his door. >> thank you so much. we wish you the best of luck. happy holidays to you . happy holidays to you too. thank you for having us. >> happy to have you here. and happy holidays to all the kids. they celebrate a variety of holidays this time of year. we wish them all happy holidays. the main street child development center in fairfax. we have information about it at myfoxdc.com. >> how sweet. thank you so much. one local organization is fighting hunger, and creating opportunity.

as their work continues through the holidays, we are learning about what we can do to help. holly morris has more from the dc central kitchen in northwest. >> reporter: good morning. as i stand here , it struck me, another inauguration. and it was an inauguration 24 years old. really inspired the idea of dc central kitchen. and from there, it has made an amazing difference in many people's lives in many different ways. the man with that inspiration is robert, the founder. >> it's like watching a child grow. suddenly they are out of the home. >> he's leaving the dc area to do even more good. because you and i were chatting. you've done what you could here. it's well oiled machine. it's off and running and going to continue to do good. you are going to go do better elsewhere.

>> i'm moving back to los angeles. i moved here when i was 13. dc has been a great home. i'm very interested in aging in america. the way we treat our elders and feed our elders. i'm extremely concerned about the fact that every single morning, 10,000 people wake up sick. most likely aren't prepared for the extra years. so i want to get out front and focus on super healthy vegetarian vegan meals but super healthy meals and a way to engage elders. much of the way we have here with men and women out of prison. >> why la? >> we throw away about 40% of the food we produce. and half of it is fruits and vegetables. half of the food.

so california, the whole central valley and all the amazing fruits and vegetables that are modestly damaged. they are geometrically imperfect. and that kind of stuff, if it's ripe and doesn't look perfect, we throw it away. >> so just like you saw all the waste, you are like this food can still be eaten. you are seeing wonderful produce doesn't look picture perfect. >> i'm just anticipating a generation of older americans. the idea is not necessarily to go out there and cook for older people in it's to use la for a national dialogue. >> much as awe use dc central kitchen, how many have you

opened? >> 60 kitchens like this. >> same idea in a school cafeteria in afternoon or evening hours. we said why don't we take the kitchen to them versus having those students come to us. >> kids are required to do community service, younger ages. so volunteers shouldn't really be a problem. >> i'm interested in inter generational. you have 90 million people under 25 doing service but a generation saying i've got a full on life. i want to give back now. the boomers represent the deepest well of life experience. no other generation has been this rich free and educated. >> you know what he's been doing? cleaning out an office. it's kind of weird. i'm looking at pictures and i have a big box of stuff. it's a joy full celebration. sometimes you sigh a little bit. you see

people who have come and gone. you've seen people who tried hard and fell down. you remember and think i just saw them. i got to send a picture to them. it's a joy fully motion. at the for front it's a great sense of accomplishment and love for washington d.c.. >> i aspire to be a quarter of the person that you are. you are amazing. washington's been lucky to have you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link if you want to continue to support the amazing kitchen here. we're going to talk more about it in our next hour. back to you. >> just the life of service. we applaud and appreciate you, sir: . >> wish you the best. good morning to our facebook fan of the day. this is karen. she's been a fox 5 fan for 30 years and been waiting for her chance to be fan of the day.

here you go karen. we thank you so much for being a loyal watcher. we truly appreciate it. that is a lovely horse. >> what a beautiful picture. >> for your chance to be tomorrow's fan, post a comment below karen's picture on our facebook page. >> 8:55 now on this tuesday morning. make over your holiday decor with simple do it yourself crafts. an expert shows us the tricks at 9:45. >> we are taking a look at youth and violence. are there warning signs someone may commit a horrible crime? and are there similarities among school shootings? we'll be right back.  [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world

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laid to rest. we'll take you to connecticut where families continue to bury loved ones following friday's massacre. >> plus a local psychologist and author will join us. and what should we look for. i'll sit down with her at 9:15. >> later this hour, decorating do over. update your holiday decor. >> and a christmas caroller you don't want to miss. the unusual place and way that this man ser serinades folks. >> i'm tony perkins. we've got tucker barnes standing by to tell us what we can expect today. >> i thought the guy looks a little creepy. >> chasing people around. let's do the weather forecast. more sunshine than yesterday . much brighter day. it is going tot